Can-feeding mechanism.



Q AfM. AUGENSEN.

CAN FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. I912.

Patented N0v.28,1916..

2 SHEETSSHEET L A. M. AUGENSEN.

CAN FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.25.1912.

Patented NOv. 28,1916.

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2.

Q ruferZZoITf equipped withstops Q at one side and with guide plates Rat the other side of said openings N. Reciprocably movable over said plate M is the plate 0 constituting the feed table proper ot' the machine. The latter is adapted when disposed at the inner limit of its movement to cover or partially cover said openings N and when disposed at the other limit of its movement to uncover said openings Said plate (1 is connected in a suitable manner with the recip- 1'0 'able bar S mounted on guide rails T moving in the ways U on the frame of the machine. The said bar S is connected with one end of a lever V pivotally mounted between its ends, as at \V, on the frame of the machine and connected at its other end with the pitman X connected with the c 'ank Y sflf the shaft Z. The latter carries an cecentric '27 connected by means of a pitman 28 with a lever 29 between the ends of the latter, said lever being pivotally supported upon the frame of the machine at its lower end, as at 30, and being engaged at its upper end with the reciprocable member 31 carrying said cam J. The rocking movements of said levers V and 29 are timed relatively to each other so that the reciprocable movements of the plate C and the cam J take place at proper intervals to feed the cans upon said plate 0 and to withdraw the latter to uncover the openings N so as to cause said cans to pass through the guides 0 upon said channeled members P.

As shown in Fig. 2-, the cans are received upon the inner end portion of said plate C at a time when the latter is disposed at the inner limit o'l its movement. Immediately after receiving the cans the said plate 0 is drawn outwardly by a movement of. the lever V thus throwing the ends of the mns against the stops Q, and, as said plate C continues its outward movement, the said cans will turn upon theinner edge of the same as a t'ulcrum' and thus turn through an arc of substantially ninety degrees and pass through said guides 0 onto the channeled guides P. The guides O are all substantially ogcc-curved but of difl'erent degree to compensate for the greater spacing apart of the respective channel guides P relative to the openings N through which the cams pass. The. guide plates or members R are concave shells of sheet metal which are adapted to prevent the inneand uppermost corners of the cams from binding and becoming lodged in the openings N, as will be obvious.

The invention is very simple and efficient.

I claim as my invention:

1. A mechanism of the character described and adapted to be used in conjunction with a cam filling machine and comprising an inclined chute through which cans are adapted to travel by gravity, resting on their sides and bearing successively against each. other,

an escapement lever pivotally mounted coutiguous to said chute at the incline thcreot and arranged to have its integral ends projected alternately into said chute to prevent passagc'ot cans therethrough and to release a predetermined number thereof, means for rocking said lever, a succession of righting devices over which respectively said predetermined number of cans are caused to be fed by gravity and by the operation of said escapement lever, and means having connection with said escapement lever to" actuating all of said righting devices simultaneously.

2. A mechanism of the character described adapted to be used in conjunction with a can filling machine and comprising, in combination: a gravity feed chute down which cans are adapted to fall by gravity; a rocker arm pivoted contiguous to said chute for releasing a predetermined number oi cans at intervals from said chute; a reciprocating table onto which the cans pass when dcliv ered from said chute; a plate beneath said table having a plurality ot holes therein, the number of said holes corresponding to the number of cans fed at each interval; horizontally arranged guide tracks located below said plate, the number of said tracks correspomling to the number of said holes; chutes leading from each of said holes to said tracks; a stop against which the cans are brought when said table is rcciprocatcd; a reciprocating teed bar located above said tracks and below the bottoms of said chutes for pushing the cans along said t 'acks; and means for reciprocating said bar and table and for oscillating said rocker arm, substantially as specified.

3. A mechanisn'i of the character described adapted to be used in conjunction with a can filling machine and comprising, in com bination: a gravity teed chute down which cans are adapted to fall by gravity; a rocker arm pivoted contiguous to said chute for releasing a predetermined number of cans at intervals from said chute; a reciprocating table onto which the cans pass when delivered from said chute; a plate beneath said table having a plu'ality of holes therein, the number of holes corresponding to the number of cans fed at each interval; horizontally arranged guide tracks located below said plate. the number of said tracks corresponding to the number of said holes; chutes leading from each of? said holes to said tracks; a stop against which the cans are brought when said table is reciprocated; a reciprocating feed ba'r located above said tracks and below the bottoms of said chutes for pushing the cans along said tracks; and means for reciprocating said bar and table and for oscillating said rocker arm. said means including acam carried by said teed bar, a lever operated by said cam and con- .eans pass when delivered neetions between said lever and the rocker arm, suhstaiitiallv as specified.

l. A mechanism of the eliaraetm' described adapted to he used in eoiriuiurtion with a ean lilling' machine and comp ising; in comhinalion; a chute down which tans are adapted to feed In gravity; an areuateshaped eseapenient lever located adjacent said ehuie and arranged to hare its ends projected alhanai'elv into the chute whereby to leed a 1u'edeteruiined nlunher of cans at a time; a reeiproeatine tahle onto which the from said chute; a plurality o'l tracks located lehiw said tahle; hle and having: their lower ends disposed above maid tracks; stops against which the cans are brought when said table is i ciproeatod; con tare plates opposite saii'l stops at the opposite ends of the eans arr: d to prerent the cans lroln hiinling theleon as the cans till; when the table is withdrawn from beneath the cans; and inecnanisi-n for oscillating said eseapenient lever and for reciprocatin; said table, substantially as specified a plurality of eludes beneath the ta 5. A mechanism oi. the eliaractcr described eoniprising, in combination: a reciprocating table onto which :1 adapted to be fed at intervals; a stationary plate having a plurality of holes therein located below said reciprocating table; a plnraliiy of traelzs below said plate, the illlll'llJQI' oi' said tracks correspondin; to the nnlnhcr of holes in said plate: for guiding the cans as they pass through said holes onto the tracks; stops against which the ends oi the cans are brought when said tahle is i'eeiproeated and moved from heneafh the vans; and concave plates R arranged opposite said stops and mlaptcd to prevent binding oi the edges of the cans as the same tilt: through the holes when the table is reeipro'atmh substantially as specilied.

.l'n testimony wh *reo'l 1 name in presenee of two nesses.

have signed my subscribing Wit- AUGUST M. AUGENHL Witnesses:

Hunonmi 7M.

M, M. BOYLE.

plurality of cans are plurality of chutes 

